TL;DR: The closest YC-backed alternatives to <strong>Instacrops</strong> are other Y Combinator Industrials companies, especially from the Summer 2021 batch. Below are 20 ranked competitors with batch, status, and team size.
Y Combinator-backed Industrials companies similar to Instacrops (YC Summer 2021).
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Kapacity.ioYC Summer 2021 · Acquired · 7 people— Reducing energy costs & emissions in buildings.
AbatableYC Summer 2021 · Active · 35 people— Carbon markets platform and solutions
Mecho AutotechYC Summer 2021 · Active · 35 people— On-demand auto maintenance & repairs
Inversion SpaceYC Summer 2021 · Active · 28 people— Turning space into a transportation layer for Earth
Charge RoboticsYC Summer 2021 · Active · 25 people— Robots that build solar farms
CarbonfactYC Summer 2021 · Active · 22 people— Decarbonizing the fashion industry
HeyChargeYC Summer 2021 · Active · 17 people— Low-cost, high-scale EV charging platform for apartments (and more).
Turion SpaceYC Summer 2021 · Active · 15 people— Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not
FerveretYC Summer 2021 · Active · 13 people— Liquid cooling solutions inspired by nuclear reactor cooling
HeimdalYC Summer 2021 · Inactive · 12 people— Affordable and verified direct air carbon capture and storage
Odys AviationYC Summer 2021 · Active · 11 people— Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines
Kalam LabsYC Summer 2021 · Active · 10 people— Near Space Flying Machines
RMFGYC Summer 2021 · Active · 9 people— Advanced Contract MFG for fast moving hardware companies
EnerjazzYC Summer 2021 · Active · 9 people— Making electric vehicle batteries affordable
TransAstra CorporationYC Summer 2021 · Active · 8 people— Orbital logistics: Unleashing space industry, from Earth to asteroids
HEO RoboticsYC Summer 2021 · Active · 3 people— We visually monitor space objects for governments and defense
PhykosYC Summer 2021 · Active · 2 people— Growing seaweed to stabilize the climate.
Buoyant AeroYC Summer 2021 · Active · 2 people— Bringing back blimps
Micro MeatYC Summer 2021 · Inactive— Technologies for scaling up cultured/clean meat production